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Lucia Santina Cardillo was born at 12:32AM at Englewood Hospital. The Paramus resident was the first born in Bergen County in 2019. She is the second child of Josephine and Alex Cardillo. Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com

Lucia Santina Cardillo was born at 12:32AM at Englewood Hospital. The Paramus resident was the first born in Bergen County in 2019. She is the second child of Josephine and Alex Cardillo. Their eldest daughter, Chiara (right), is four years-old. Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com

Lucia Santina Cardillo, who was originally expected to be born on January 11, was born at 12:32AM at Englewood Hospital New Years Day. The Paramus resident, who weighs six pounds and eleven ounces, was the first baby born in Bergen County in 2019. She is the second child of Josephine and Alex Cardillo. Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com

Lucia Santina Cardillo was born at 12:32AM at Englewood Hospital. The Paramus resident was the first born in Bergen County in 2019. She is the second child of Josephine and Alex Cardillo. Their eldest daughter, Chiara (right), is four years-old. Lucia got her middle name after her grandmother. Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com

Lucia Santina Cardillo was born at 12:32AM at Englewood Hospital. The Paramus resident was the first born in Bergen County in 2019. She is the second child of Josephine and Alex Cardillo. Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com

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Lucia Santina Cardillo was born at Englewood Health at 12:32 a.m. to Paramus parents Josephine and Alex Cardillo. Her big sister, Chiara, is 4.

Josephine Cardillo said her daughter, due Jan. 11, “knew what she was doing” by arriving a few days earlier than expected.

Lucia Santina Cardillo was born at 12:32AM at Englewood Hospital. The Paramus resident was the first born in Bergen County in 2019. She is the second child of Josephine and Alex Cardillo. Tuesday, January 1, 2019(Photo: Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com)

“We were getting home after going to family’s for New Year’s Eve dinner, watching the ball drop in Times Square and getting my daughter ready for bed,” Cardillo said. They made it to the hospital around 10:30 p.m.

Cardillo said she chose the name Lucia because she loves it and feels like it complements her older daughter's name. The middle name, Santina, is after her grandmother.

“It feels amazing” for Lucia to be the first New Year’s baby in Bergen, her mom said.

The little girl was 19.5 inches and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces.

First babies of the year at Englewood Health receive a free car seat and goodies for mother and baby, spokeswoman Alicia Parks said.

Bergen’s first 2019 baby was followed up shortly by the second, as a girl was born at Hackensack University Medical Center at 12:34 a.m., two minutes after Lucia.

As of late Tuesday morning, no babies had been born at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.

Passaic

The first baby of Passaic County was a boy born at 5:48 a.m. at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center at 5:48 a.m. His parents chose not to talk to the media.

Destiny Majette was born at 8 a.m. at St. Joseph’s to Khadijatour Faye and Jaquise Majette.(Photo: Courtesy St. Joseph's Medical Center)

Destiny Majette was born at 8 a.m. at St. Joseph’s, ahead of her Jan. 22 due date. Her mother, Khadijatour Faye of Paterson, woke up about 5 a.m. when her water broke.

“I was surprised, shocked. I didn’t think I would have a New Year’s baby,” Faye said. “I stayed up to watch the ball drop and went to sleep around 1.”

Six pounds, 8 ounces and 18.5 inches at birth, Destiny is the little sister of Kahzmarie and Journey. Her dad is Jaquise Majette.

While there are still baby preparations to take care of at home, mom said she’s not worried because Destiny is her third child.

No babies had been born at St. Mary’s General Hospital in 2019 as of late afternoon.

Essex

Baby Elias arrived at 1:14 a.m. at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, born to parents Eeva and Andy, and big sister Hanna.(Photo: Courtesy St. Barnabas Medical Center)

Baby Elias arrived at 1:14 a.m. at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, born to parents Eeva and Andy, who declined to give a last name, and big sister Hanna. He was 7 pounds, 7 ounces and 20 inches long at birth.

Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside Medical Center's first baby was born not long after that, at 1:54 a.m.

The first baby of 2019 at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville was a boy born at 2:28 p.m.